Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-21
WACO.
Serious Complaints Made by Waco Citi.
zens at the Conduct Of Conductors
Running Ont of Austin.
The Farmers Alliance Take Action in Re
gard to the Drouth suffereTs-ofiicers
Eiected-Arrested.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Jan. 20.-Considerable
indignation is expressed here to-day at
the treatment received by ladies and gen
tlemen of this city on the Missouri Pa
citic north bound passenger train coming
from Austin last night. Among the pas
sengers were Capt. Shapley ?. Ross and
Mrs. Kate Padgitt, father and sister OF
Gov. Ross. 1t is charged that Conductor
Jules Albert, in charge of the Pullman
sleeper, was very rude and discourteous
to Capt Ross and Mrs. Padgitt, in spite
of the protestations of gentlemen who
were in the cars. Later the conduc or
apologiZed. Passengers say he was
drunk And those who were in the pas
senger coaches report rather unpleasant
experiences, too, with the international
and Great Northern conductor. The
tickets bought by the eXcuIsionists when
leaving Waco Monday for Austin were for
the round trip, with the requirement that
on leaving Austin they should be
presented at the railroad Office there
and stamped. In the hurry of depart
ure nearly everybody neglected to
comply with this requirement. Those
who did not have their tickets properly
signed end stamped were given the option
of either paying an extra fare or to be
put off the train. 1t is said several young
ladies' were among the number; also DR..
d. X. Wallace, superintendent Of the state
lunatic asylum at Terrell. The con-
ductor, finding that his ticket
was not fixed as he thoucht it
shout be, asked the doctor for his fore,
which DR.. Wallace declined to pay sec
ond time, as he had q round-trip ticket,
but 1t had not been stamped at Austin for
the return trip. He was given the option
of paying an extra fare or getting off the
train. Thinking and believing that he
had come up to all the requirements of
the company the doctor chose the latter
alternative and got of the train. This
VS. at Round K )ck. DR.. Wallace waited
for the north bound train to-day and got
into Waco this afternoon.
In the State Farmers Alliance session
to-day the officers nominated last even
ing were elected as follows President,
Evan Jones of Erath county; Il. +. But
Ter of Dallas county, yiCe-president. w.
NJ. M4lhes of Coryell and D +. Rogers 81
Anderson were chosen members of the
executive board, and L. A, Adair OF Wise,
sergeant alarms. The other officers hold
over until the next meeting. The matter
OF drouth sufferers was discussed, and
as there is large delegation from the
drouth district in attendance, the truth
about actual wants was told. A reson-
ton to the effect that the legisla-
ture be memorialized, and asked te as
sist the people in the drouth- stricken
district was passed. A communication
will be forwarded to Austin by mail ut
once, which will be signed by the proper
officers of the Alliance. The body then
addressed itself TO important work.
Among other things, steps were taken to
establish q National Alliance. The COM
mittee on drouth district reported reSo-
lutions looking to speedy aud effectual
relief.
The following delegates to the National
Alliance were elected this afternoon from
the congressional districts SIS given:
Second district, W. B. Briggs and B. F.
Rogers; Third, John O'Byrne and j. NJ.
Perdue; Fifth, Andrew Dunlap and g. B.
Pickett; Sixth, r. F. Butler and j. B.
Barry; Eighth, L. B. Warren and Ben
Terrell; Niuth, G. W. Macune and w. NJ.
Reed; Tenth, w. B. Branum and j. w.
Good win; Eleventh, S. 2. Burns and d.
NJ. Rumpt.
Corresponding Secretary Tets of the
Farmers Union Alliance OF Louisiana is
attending the session of the Texas State
Farmers Alliance.
a great many delegates and visiting
brethren have met ole friends in the city
The members speak in high terms of
the hospitality of the Waco brethren. The
Alliance will not adjourn until to-mor-
row. The doors are still kept barred to
reporters.
Jim Henderson, q colored boy aged
about nine years. was arrested by Officer
Fisher to-day on a charge OF stealing a
horse from Mr.. X. W. Prayer. Jim
brought the horse to the city and was try
ing to trade it off when the officer cap
tured him. He is the youngest horse
thief who ever entered the Waco jail